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Vim Statusline: Word search

I've searched hard for this and haven't been able to find what I'm after. On my statusline I want a count of the number of matches that occur in the current file. The vim command below returns what I want. I need the returned number to be displayed…
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How to truncate long file path in vim-powerline statusline?

I would like to truncate my file path to ex: a/a/j/c/popularCategories.js.
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Vim status line not changing / clearing

No matter what I change status line to with set statusline my status line will not change. It looks like ".vimrc" 39L, 578C 1,1 All with the cursor position and the percentage through the file as…
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In Vim statusline, right-pad number

Say I do set statusline+=col:%3v; in Vim 8. Now if I'm on column 1, my statusline looks like col: 1;. How do I get the padding on the other side of the number? E.g., how do I get my column 1 statusline to look like col:1 ;?
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Vim statusline: show the character itself

Is there a way to show the character under the cursor in the statusline? I already use %b\ (0x%B) to display decimal and hexadecimal value of the character. I would like to display the char itself as well before these two.
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Using a dictionary in a vim statusline expression

I want to use an expression (function), which takes two arguments - data and a dictionary - as a statusline. This is what I'm trying: let &stl="%{Brick(statusbricks#ReportLinecount('raw'), { \ 'brick_color': 'LineNr', \ …
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Lag in InsertLeave of Vim

I have these lines in my .vimrc to change the color of Statusline for Vim's Insert Mode. The StatusLine responds quickly for InsertEnter. However, for InsertLeave, there is approx. 1 second delay between the disappearance of --INSERT-- and the…
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How to truncate a Vim 'statusline' field from the right?

I'm trying to set the 'statusline' option of a quickfix window like this: setlocal statusline=%t%.66{'\ '.w:quickfix_title}%=\ %11.(%c,%l/%L\ %P%) But when the field %.66{'\ '.w:quickfix_title} is longer than 66 characters, its left side is…
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How to get transparent statusline in terminal Vim?

I am using Vim in the default terminal of Ubuntu. I want to make the statusline background color be transparent, that is become the color of the Ubuntu terminal background. I tried adding this to my vimrc: hi statusline ctermfg=NONE Also tried: hi…
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Vim statusline loses colors after reopening session

I tweaked my statusline in vim a little, and started to like it. I use autosession.vim so when I reopen, I have the same files open, but the statusline loses all color settings. If I wipe buffer and reopen, the colors are back (or, if I source…
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Why can't I see the filename in statusline with multiple buffers in vertical splits?

When I have multiple buffers open in vertical splits the filename in the statusline scrolls off to the left and is no longer visible. It is visible until the left and right justified parts meet. Then, as the split window gets smaller, the whole line…
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Line and column numbers in vim status line

On some of my systems, I can see the line and column at the bottom of the display when using vim, along with an indication of the window's position. But I'm not able to find a way to make this appear on other systems. This does not seem to be OS…
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Neovim + galaxyline plugin crushing

When i press alt+tab and nvim folding galaxyline plugin crushing and airline default theme appears,but when i saving file galaxyline is start working galaxy line is working I press alt+tab and galaxyline is crushing saving file in vim and…
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Display total characters count on vim statusline

I want to add a function to my statusline by which I can display the total characters count of the current file. :help statusline showed me that F referes to Full path to the file in the buffer, and through a bit searching I got to know how I can…
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Detect if buffer is in inactive window in statusline

My vimrc sets the buffer number in the statusline with a different color background based on if it's readonly or modified. I'd also like to set a different color if the buffer is not in the active window (useful when in split window mode). I am…
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